hypernym
A superordinate word or phraseA superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
» When decorating our new house my girlfriend kept giving me hypernyms instead of specifics like actual colors or tile types.
Meaning
1 sensesA superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.
“Musical instrument” is a hypernym of “guitar” because a guitar is a musical instrument: a guitar belongs to a class or type of musical instruments.
Hypernyms of “dog” and “cat” include “mammal”, “homeotherm”, “carnivore”, and “quadruped”.
Oberbegriff, Hyperonym
гиперо́нимgiperónim
- a word that is more generic than a given word
Examples
1 sentencesWhen decorating our new house my girlfriend kept giving me hypernyms instead of specifics like actual colors or tile types.
Translations
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Origin
From hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordFrom hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.
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Forms
plural: hypernymsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a word that is more generic than a given word:superordinatesuperordinate word